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Ages 8 to 10 · ages 9+
Forces & Motion · Grades 4 to 8
A 6-week run through the physics of everything that moves: pushes and pulls, friction, Newton's three laws, momentum in a crash, projectiles, and pendulums, each operated as a real simulation.
6 weeks 12 lessons 1 to 2× / week · 30 to 45 min
Standards alignment
- NEP 2020: experiential and inquiry-based science
- CBSE: Physics (force, motion, and laws of motion) for middle grades
Week by week (6 weeks)
| Wk | Theme | Lessons | CSTA tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | What forces are | Unplugged: Hold a tug of war and feel balanced forces become unbalanced the moment one side wins. | · |
| 2 | Friction, then a check | · | |
| 3 | Newton's first and second laws | · | |
| 4 | Momentum, then a check | · | |
| 5 | Motion in the wild | Unplugged: Swing a weight on a string and time ten swings; change only the length and time again. | · |
| 6 | Put it together and the boss | · |